Corrosion protection system for anti-tank ammunition

Abstract

An apparatus for storing anti-tank ammunition including a tube with a first cap disposed at a first end of the tube, and a second cap disposed at a second opposing end of the tube. The first cap includes a one-way valve which allows gas to escape the tube, but which prevents gas from entering the tube. The apparatus reduces the amount of corrosion which forms on the ammunition, thereby substantially lowering the number of backfires of the ammunition.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An apparatus comprising: 
       a tube;  
       a first cap disposed at a first end of the tube, said first cap including a one-way valve which allows gas to escape the tube, but which prevents gas from entering the tube; and,  
       a second cap disposed at a second opposing end of the tube.  
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
       a round of ammunition disposed within the tube, wherein said first and second caps protect said round of ammunition from corrosion.  
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a static electric charge reducing material. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a corrosion reducing material. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tube is made of metal and the first and second caps are made of plastic. 
     
     
       6. An apparatus for reducing corrosion of ammunition comprising: 
       a tube having at least one piece of ammunition disposed therein;  
       a first cap disposed at a first end of the tube, said first cap including a one-way valve which allows gas to escape the tube, but which prevents gas from entering the tube; and,  
       a second cap disposed at a second opposing end of the tube.  
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a static electric charge reducing material. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a corrosion reducing material. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the tube is made of metal and the first and second caps are made of plastic. 
     
     
       10. A method of protecting ammunition from corrosion comprising the steps of: 
       disposing the ammunition in a tube, said tube including a first cap with a one-way valve which allows gas to escape the tube, but which prevents gas from entering the tube; and,  
       placing a second cap on a second opposing end of the tube in order to substantially seal the ammunition within the tube and protect the ammunition from corrosion.  
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a static electric charge reducing material. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a corrosion reducing material. 
     
     
       13. A method of making an ammunition storage apparatus comprising the steps of: 
       disposing a first cap on a first end of ammunition storage housing, said first cap including a one-way valve for allowing gas to exit the tube but not enter; and,  
       disposing a second cap on a second opposing end of the ammunition storage housing.  
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the ammunition storage housing comprises a metal tube. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a static electric charge reducing material. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second caps are made of a corrosion reducing material.